After four nights of constantly changing signs on Mrs. Montgomery's upper
porch, Sophie went home to get fresh clothes and to check on the progress
of the search for Anna.

Kit met her at the door. The Transworld Credit Company
has filed a cease and desist
order on you, Mother. They are claiming libel, suing for legal damages.
What on earth could you possibly say in your defense? I know a good civil
lawyer who might be able to get you off on an insanity plea or maybe even
argue that you are holding signs on private property and not publishing
the information--the web cam
is. Or probably somehow come to some sort of settlement. But how could
you possibly say those things about the credit card company? What did
they ever do to you?"

Sophie turned around at the door and marched to her battered blue Honda
Accord. "I will say whatever I want to on Mrs.
Montgomery's roof. They switched
my identity with Anna's once using those infernal machines and snooping
databases. Now they have just simply taken my Anna away. And I intend
to do something about that!"

While Kit call Amy on the cell phone to come and stop her gerandmother
from committing even more heinously crazy acts, Sophie drove over to the
grocery store and then the Ace Hardware store for more supplies. She staggered
up Mrs. Montgomery's steps with all of her purchases.

When she got there, she told Mrs. Montgomery about the stand off.
"I know they have my granddaughter. And I don't intend to leave that
web cam alone until they come and get me. I have to leave a way open for
Anna and the others to find us. They have to know they can come back any
time. But I can only do that if we keep fighting those credit card vultures
off!"

"Right!" said Mrs. Montgomery,
struggling to sit up in the bed. "OK. You've
got the provisions, locks, and barricades. I say it's Katy bar the door!
You go flash those signs until they let Anna out of that cyber
hell. Man
the stations now! I'll let you know if anyone comes up."